The Portland daily press., 1887-12-17


in getting the foundation ready for the large
engine, which is expected to arrive in few
days. The incorporators of this new compa-
ny comprise few of the well known busi-
ness men of the section, who have decided
that Caribou shall have a system of electric
lights second to none In the county.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Albion r. N. Young, who for the past
eighteen months was foreman of the Chron-
icle office, has been obliged to give up work
for the present on account Of ill-health.
Eugene Brown, lately connected with the
Lawrence (Mass.) Daily Eagle, has accepted
the position of foreman.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
William Hopkins, a young man from
Bucksport, went to California some time
ago and news from there shows that he was
murdered there a few days ago. Hopkins
was cut in the abdomen on Sunday night,
November 27th, and died Wednesday morn
ing, November 30th. The coroners verdict
was that the man came to his death by g
knife wound, and charged one Dixon with
the crime of murder. The last heard from
Dixon he was making for Mexico.
The new hotel at Winter Harbor will be
called the Beacon" and will somewhat re-
semble in architecture the Bluffs" 1t is
being built by theWinter Harbor Hotel Com
pany, which has recently been organized
with stock of $4,000.
kENNEBEC COUNIt.
Waterville is good deal worked up with
hotel schemes just at present, Says the Fair
field Journal. Parties are talking of pur-
chasing the old Waterville house and erect
ing modern hotel. Some one else is talking
of renting the whole Of Dunn block, except
ing the store occupied by Presby x Dunn,
and converting that into hotel. Mr.. Bish-
op, who formerly kept saloon, is talking of
buying the old Williams house.
The Democrats of Waterville meet next
Monday evening for the purpose OF forming
a club.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
The Rockland District Campmeeting As
sOciation at meeting in Damariscotta on
the 9TH inst, decided to erect a tabernacle on
pleted before the annual .campmeeting Of
1888. The tabernacle will be large, sub
stantial and handsome wooden building,
with comfortable seating capacity for 800 or
more persons.
OXFORD COUNTY.
DIR. w. B. Lapham, of Augusta, has writ
ten a pamphlet commemorative of the semi
centennial of the old and stalwart Oxford
Democrat. 1t gives the history of the paper,
with sketches of its editors, publishers etc.
The book is written In cleal, concise style,
and makes interesting reading, especially to
one interested in Maine journalism.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
Mr.. Frank H. Edmunds, of Bangor, who
is attending the Albany On. " Law School.
has been elected president of the class of
49,. Tho Albany Argus says Of the election
of elias, officers .sIhe election of officers
was m 'le unusually difficult this year be-
cause o. the large numbers of representative
men in The class, and they may be justly
proud of the unanimity with which the
officers were chosen in view of the serious
dissensions that have sprung up from these
elections during several years past"
The Dexter cooperative store is doing
large business this fall. The trade is largely
with farmers, and is rather on the increase.
They will cut up and pack about forty hogs
this season, purchased from their customers
in the regular course OF trade.
There is rumor afioat that the two lower
mills at Dexter have been sold by the Dexter
Woolen Mills Company.
sAGADAHoC COUNTY.
Foreman Whitehouse, of Kennebec fire en-
CINE company, and Foreman Neagle of the
Grey, unds, of Bath, have been asked to re-
sign the board of engineers, who say that
those two officers have repeatedly ignored
the orders given them by the board.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
Business at the fiberite mandatory at
Skowhegan is brisk. The company has a
large order for acid pals. They ind that
they need more room in their treatment de
partment and are putting on room 20x20
feet. They also are putting dies for the
manufacture Of standard round jars 6xS
inches to take the place of glass jars, it hav-
ing been found that fberite Jars can take
the place of jars and large saving be
made to the purchasers. The variety OF
hberite is increasing every day.
Col. w. G. Morrill, of Pittsfeld, one of the
leading horsemen in Maine, has just made
an important addition to the list of valuable
blooded horses owned in the State, by the
purchase of the Kentucky stallion Action"
This horse is registered and standard bred,
and was foaled in 1883 He was sired by
Hamblet0nian, he by Abdallah, he by Mann
brino. His dam was Nubia, by Harold, he
by Rysdyk's Hambletonian, etc. Harold's
dam was Enchantress, by Abdallah. Nu-
bias dam was. Lady Limp. a daughter of
nal, standing 15A hands high, color bay, with
black points. He is natural trotter, having
shown quarter, when two years old, in Al
seconds, and is now guaranteed to trot In
2.20. The price paid for him by Col. Morrill,
was $1,000.
WALDO COUNTY.
The Reporter of Decisions has sent to
Clerk of Courts Wadlin the names of the
lawyers of the Waldo County Bar who have
died in the last decade. The following is the
list, with the date of death: Nehemiah Abb
bott, July 27, 1877; w. p. Hartman, JAM 10,
March q, 1881; Hiram o. Alden, April Is.
1884; w. II. Burrill, Oct. s, 1884; A. G. jew
EFT, April 16, 1885, all of Belfast. David s.
Flanders, Monroe, 1882; Albert l.. Kelley,
Winterport. Aug Is, 1885; John Greeley, Pa
lermo, 1885.
YORK COUNTY.
Seven hundred tons of candy are shipped
from Biddeford yearly by K. w. Souther-
land. Mr.. Switzerland says that the town
Of Sanford eats more candy in year than
any in the State in proportion to its size, and
it is all the highest priced candy, too.
Detective Tarbox, of Biddeford, has been
sued by Hiram Kralevitch ON a charge of
false Imprisonment IKralevitch was arrest
ed on a capias writ, and detained about two
hours. The case will be tried in Portland
next month. John Cobb, Esq, of Portland,
represents the plaintiff
Drinking Habit In Washington.
washington Despatch to the N. Y. World.l
Drinking at Washington is as common
now as it was In the days of Daniel Webster,
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